Last week I wrote a poem from my frustration, a night spent tossing and turning, this torture self-inflicted by my dessert. It had been a Bad Day and I had tried to redeem it later, when the kids were in bed, with bits of a dark chocolate bar and sips of locally grown raspberry wine. But that turned out to be a Bad Decision. I couldn’t sleep that night and felt tired for days afterward. It tasted good at the time, but I’m not sure it was worth the price I paid.
An article in today’s paper describes what to do – or what not to do – before bed and in the morning to feel well-rested: Energy-boosting ideas to help turn you into a morning person .
Suggestions in the article include exercise early (stop hours before bedtime); eat early (again stop hours before bedtime); stop sipping alcohol in the afternoon (!); and stop sipping caffeine in the afternoon.
To wake up: try playing “Das Rheingold”, keeping curtains open and singing in the shower.
Gee, so what I am supposed to do between afternoon and bedtime?
When I mentioned these to Ted, he said,” what if I don’t want to be a morning person?”! If I kept the curtains open, played loud opera and sang along, he’d wake up too…and so would the rest of the family….
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1 Katherine // Mar 15, 2004 at 2:05 pm
I wish chocolate didn’t do that to you
I have spent many years carefully building up a very high tolerance level for chocolate – it doesn’t do anything to me at any time of day or night. Kind of like the Man in Black from the Princess Bride and his iocane powder. 
Maybe you can find another treat that you can enjoy. ‘Cause moms sure do need treats to keep going. Kind of like packhorses (carrots? apples? oats?). Hmmm, succulent snap peas? A stroll in the garden?